Month: January 2003

A lot of people don’t care for 4 Non Blondes. I just felt like putting that.

Well, it’s been some time since I’ve posted. I guess quite a bit has happened. Let me touch on a few things.

I continue to work my ass off at work, only to stay behind with the amount of work I have to do. In two days, I completed about 30 to 35 support requests, yet still have tons to do. Even when I pick up the pace, somehow more requests come in. It’s odd. Thankfully no surprise projects have happened.

Stephanie and I will be going to see Dave Chappelle and Lewis Black on March 1st (which is a few days before my birthday). I got some damn good seats (Row 10), so we should be able to see the stage without a problem.

I got into an accident in my car this past Sunday. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. The sad part is that I got in the accident with an inanimate object while moving at 2 mph. My new car… damaged… man… like I said, thankfully, nobody was hurt.

I’ll most likely be selling my powerhouse computer on eBay. I need money desperately. I need to get out of debt and put more money in my savings account.

I began the move to my new office at work. Our department (Technology Services) is being moved to another building. Since I am stationed at the campus they are currently housed in, I’m staying. Kind of hard to do my work if I’m not at the campus I’m suppose to be. It’s not as big as my old offiec but it’ll do the job.

Stephanie has opened a new Fan Forum for Doug Wilson of Trading Spaces. You can find it by clicking the link at the end of this rant. We need to start advertising it so we can gain members.

Tonight, we went to go play pool. Damn, I suck at it. Then again, I guess I suck at any type of social activity. It made me realize how much more of a dork and klutz I am. Man, I wished I had socialized more earlier in life.

It would seem that it was Mock Travis night at the pool hall. It wouldn’t bother me as much if just I could come back with some witty comeback or something. For now, I’m just taking it all in, which can’t be good. Then again, … ah whatever. Nevermind. I don’t even know what I was going to say.

It’s less than a month til Steph’s 21st birthday, a little more than month til mine, and about 2 months til we go to San Diego. Man… I cannot wait.

That’s pretty much all that’s been going on. I’m sure I’m missing a few things, but I’m really tired, so I need to sleep. I like sleep.

Zzzzzzzz….

I’ve been told I ramble on too much. So, for those people…

Waking up REALLY early sucks. Work sucks. I got off work early! I REALLY like my friends! I’m sleepy. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz…

Never speak too soon.

As I stated yesterday, work was very easy going. That must have been the calm before the storm.

When going into work, I knew what my agenda was: install software on one computer to be used for 28 other computers tomorrow. Of course, other people have different ideas.

Yesterday, a shipment of 40 computers arrived for another new lab that is suppose to be set up. Since the computers just arrived yesterday, it was assumed by my manager and I that we would not need to set them up until next week, giving me time to finish the lab setups I have already been scheduled to take care of. About 30 minutes after arriving at work, I’m informed that all 40 computers must be ready to set up tomorrow.

Okay. There are already MANY different problems with that. 1.) I have not set up a computer to use as a clone for the other machines yet. 2.) I’m already scheduled to finish the set up of another lab tomorrow. 3.) I was to spend today getting the clone for the other lab set up. Unfortunately, this was a decision supposedly handed down by the Superintendent of the school district.

Oh yeah. I work at a school.

That was just one extra task. I should be able to juggle the both of them. No problem. Of course, I decided to wake up and face reality as I am given another task. About 10 am this morning, I’m told that a server that isn’t being used on our complex anymore is to be moved to another school. Guess when it’s needed? If you said by tomorrow, then you must not be sniffing paint thinner.

I’m going to speak Tech for a second here. It was a Macintosh Server, which meant that it would be an easy task. Only one little problem… the department that owns the server can’t find the original CDs to it. This means I can’t clean the system and deliver it fresh to the new school. Minor set back. It’s all right. I’m sure someone in the district has the CD. More on that a little later.

Remember: everything comes in three’s. Yes. This story won’t end. 😛

So I’m already behind on schedule as it is. About 12:30, I get an e-mail from the Director of the Science Center. An outside company was to come out sometime this month to install special video equipment which is to connect to lab computers. As soon as he found out what day they were coming out, he was to e-mail me. Like I said, I got the e-mail about 12:30 telling me the company is there installing their stuff and one of the lab computers wasn’t getting on the network. That’s just great. So I figured since I’m going to be out, I’d quickly grab lunch and take care of the problem at the Science Center.

When I get there, I notice that the network outlet it was connected to was one I already knew wasn’t working. I knew it wasn’t working before we left for the holidays, but it was too late to put in a work order for that week. I connected that computer to a network outlet I knew was working before I left. Why it was put back into the broken one is beyond me. While there, I asked the guys installing the equipment if they needed anything from the computers. They tell me they don’t need to turn them on or anything. … … … … Yeah… I’m a little pissed at this point.

I get back to my office about 1:30 to discover an e-mail from one of our Techs saying they have the CD I need. GREAT! I call them up and ask them where they’re out. They’re at a school on the other side of West Houston. … blood beginning to boil… For anyone that has visited Houston or lived in Houston know that Interstate 10 isn’t exactly the best freeway to be on any time of the day. A simple 10 mile trip which would only take 10 minutes can take between 30 and 45 minutes. So I shove lunch done my throat and rush other to the other campus. Get there, pick up the CD, rush out of there and get back to my school about 2:45.

As soon as I get back, I grab the server and take it to my office to begin work on. I put the restore CD into the computer… … … … nothing. Shit. I open the machine to discover the CD-ROM is disconnected for whatever reason. I’m all right with that. I reconnect it and restore the system on the computer. Another problem arises: the second hard drive in the computer isn’t showing. Well hell. If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. So, I’m there until about 5:30 working on the computer trying to figure out why the hard drive won’t show up. I came to the conclusion that if the second hard drive is connected, the CD-ROM won’t work. If the CD-ROM is connected, the second hard drive won’t work. What a waste of time.

At the same time, I’m working on the two computers that needs to be finished by tomorrow. Everything is running just fine… until the main server that holds all our software is down. It’s 5:30, all the Administrators have gone home, and I’m screwed. About 6:00, I said “fuck it” and went home.

And that was just work. Home was another story, but I’ll save that for another time.

Just to end this on a positive note, I made Mac and Cheese for dinner. Mmmm… Mac and Cheese…

Okay. Sleep time now. Gonna have to wake up early tomorrow. I’m gonna start working out tomorrow again. WOO HOO!!! Don’t be surprised if my subject tomorrow is “*cough cough!!* I *wheeeeezing* like *cough hack cough* working *inhale!* out…” 😛

All I have to say is this:70 computers to set up. 2 new labs. 2 labs being upgraded. 4 different rooms. Less than two weeks to complete the project.

It’s good to be back at work. 😛 Hey. At least today was easy going. 🙂

That’s a question I’m sure women ask very often. Now I completely understand why they ask that. Guys are assholes. I’m one of them.

I think there are several types of assholes. There’s the ones that don’t care about a woman at all and only care about themselves. There’s the ones that just want to be with a woman, but doesn’t care about her feelings and uses her just as an object. Then there’s the ones that are completely oblivious to the fact that they’re assholes.

I think I fall into a little bit of each one of these categories.

I’ve learned that over the last couple of days. I’m no better than another other asshole out there.

I wonder if I’ve really learned from any of this or not. I never seem to.

I had thought this over for the better part of today, yet I still can’t seem to put it in words. Maybe it’s harder to do so than I though. Maybe the moment just isn’t right.

The worse part is that all the answers have been given to me. I’ve had the answers for an incredible amount of time now. Why can’t I just use the answers?

There’s just so much more to say, but how do I put it in words?

You know you’ve had too much time on your hands when your mind starts to wander.

Why is it we do good deeds for others? Do we expect something in return? How long do you continue these good deeds until you say “I give up” because you feel all of what you do is pointless? Would that be selfish?

How much should one care for someone? Is there a limit of caring? When should one stop and back up? Maybe one cannot care for a person enough. Maybe one can care for a person too much.

How often does a person hit a crossroad in life? How do you know if you went the right direction? Can you turn around and come back to that crossroad?

It’s 2003 and with each new year, it’s suppose to be a new beginning. I’m not sure what this new year holds, but I can only hope for the best. I really do hope. This year had way too many rocky moments. They say history repeats itself. I hope the good parts repeat themselves.

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I really do hope so.